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LOG WAGON. No. 275,016. Patented Apr. 3, 1883.

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LOG WAGON.

-No.-275,016. nted Apr. 3,1883.

UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER W. OAGLE, OF HOLLYWOOD, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALEXANDER U. RHODES, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

LOG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,016, dated April 3, 1883.

Application filed January .25, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER W. CAGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollywood, in the county of Clark and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Log-\Vagons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 2 is a side view of skids KL. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the frame and attachments thereto. Fig.4 is an extension of the lever h.

My invention relates to timber-wagons, and was invented for the purpose of carrying logs, steam-boilers, or other heavy bodies, and for securing them firmly on the same for transportation, and for unloading them safely and without injury.

My invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter described.

The running-gear of my wagon is made like an ordinary wagon. The fore wheels, however, are the same size as the hind wheels, and the coupling-tongue is longer, sothat the wagon may be coupled long or short.

The frame, Fig.3,is constructed as follows: The upper edge of the front cross-piece, B, of the-frame A extends to theinner edges of the rims of the front wheels. The under edge is out back to make room to secure the side rails, B 13*. On this under side, at either end, are tenons C C, and the front ends of the side rails, B B, have mortise-holes D to fit on these tenons. When so fitted the same are firmly secured together by bolts and nuts, and secured on the bolster of the front axle by-a king-bolt, E. The rear cross-piece, F, also has its upper edge extending to the inner edges of the rims of the hind wheels, and the under edge is cut back at f f, to allow the side rails, B B to extend back and under the upper edge. These side rails, B 13*, have notches G, to receive the under ends, ff, of this rear cross-piece, and are held in place by bolts 9 g, which bolts also .plaoe and on the wagon.

extend down through the rear bolster and axle of the wagon, and perform the double office of holding both the side rails and cross-piece in W hen the frame is to be lengthened out, these bolts 9 g are withdrawn, and the cross-piece F pushed back to notches g and secured as before. As many of such notches are made in the rails as desired, and the frame may be coupled long or short, as required.

H represents a removable Windlass resting in sockets 'i t of bearings h 71;, and being operated by ratchet-wheelh, catch h, lever and catch W, and rope W. This Windlass and lever may be removed in a moment of time, and secured in the sockets ii in bearings h h on the other side of the frame, so that a log may be drawn up from either side of the wagon.

When I am ready to load I bring my wagon into position. I then take the ring end of the rope b carry it over the side rails, B B ,over

the log, then under the same, and back over side rail B and then attach it to hook I) on the inside of the railB. Then I attach extension-lever h to lever 1L and haul awa un-- 1 y til I bring the log onto the wagon, and so on with another log until I have loaded as many as I wish to carry. When loaded I take the ring end of the rope and carry it over the logs, and then down on the opposite side from the Windlass and on the inside of the rail B under the logs, then up over the logs again, and down and attach to hook I) on the inside of rail B then haul away on the lever until the rope is pert'ectlytight, and with the aid of the pins used in the cross-pieces B and F the logs are perfectly secured.

When I wish to unload I usually roll the logs off with a handspike; but if I wish, for any reasons, to let the load down carefully, I attach the rope just as ifI were going to load, and let the log down gradually by means of the lever h Thus I take hold of the ratchet with the lever, bear hard down on it a little until I loosen catch h, then I thrust the end of a stick under the thumb j on catch h, and, using the Windlass as a fulcrum, I pry up the catch and hold it back, and let up the end of the lever gently as far as I can reach. This lets the log roll down theskids part of the way. Then the frame, and I am ready to'load a log from the left side.

' Ilengthen or shorten my wagon and frameto suit any ordinary length log, as shown above. I can use my frame on a wagon whose front wheelsaresmaller than thehind ones, in whichcase I use a thick skid, L, for the front wheel, which brings this skid on a level with the front cross-piece, B. Thus it will be seen,first, that I can readily and quickly adjust my wagon to any ordinary length of log; second, that with the use of my skids, rope, Windlass, and lever I can, with one man, bring the largest log onto my wagon third, that with the same appliances I firmly bind the same for transportation fourth, that by same appliances,and any small stick to insert under thumbj of catch h, I can let the log down slowly and easily to avoid injuring the log or anything that may be in the way.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- In combination with a wagon-frame, A, capable of being lengthened and shortened, as shown and described, and having Windlass bearings h h, with sockets t 01, hooks b b, and catches h h, having thumbs jj, with removable lever and catch If, and removable windlass H, having ratchet-wheel h and rope W,

secured thereto, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEX. W. OAGLE.

\Vitnesses ADAM CLARK,

Urns D. HURN. 

